Educational attainment rate … female short-cycle tertiary urban in Paraguay
Paraguay: Educational attainment rate … female short-cycle tertiary urban was 22.6% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Paraguay, 1972–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Paraguay stood at 22.6%.
That represents a change of down 3.3% on the previous year and up 39.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Paraguay peaked at 23.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2.6%, in 1972.
Paraguay ranks 61st of 101 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate … female short-cycle tertiary urban in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 2.6% | — |
| 1998 | 6.3% | +143.8% |
| 1999 | 6.3% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 7.5% | +20.6% |
| 2002 | 8.4% | +11.3% |
| 2003 | 12.5% | +48.5% |
| 2004 | 11.9% | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 6.2% | -48.0% |
| 2006 | 5.6% | -10.1% |
| 2007 | 12.5% | +125.5% |
| 2008 | 15.9% | +26.7% |
| 2009 | 15.3% | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 16.2% | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 18.9% | +16.3% |
| 2012 | 16.7% | -11.7% |
| 2013 | 20.3% | +22.0% |
| 2014 | 20.0% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 21.6% | +8.0% |
| 2016 | 21.8% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 22.2% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 22.1% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 23.4% | +6.0% |
| 2020 | 22.6% | -3.3% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 22.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 24.7%, 92% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 22.6% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 22.4%, 1.0× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate … female short-cycle tertiary urban in Paraguay changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +143.8% | 2.6% | 6.3% |
| 2007 | +125.5% | 5.6% | 12.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.6% | 2.6% | 2.6% | 1 |
| 1990s | 6.3% | 6.3% | 6.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 10.6% | 5.6% | 15.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 20.3% | 16.2% | 23.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.6% | 22.6% | 22.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
More education data for Paraguay
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 86.59 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 86.67 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 34,286 (2012)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 12,773 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 109,864 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 106,763 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 570,654 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 710,209 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.4674 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Paraguay?
- Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Paraguay was 22.6% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 23.4% in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6% in 1972.
- How does Paraguay rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Paraguay ranks 61st out of 101 countries with data for 2020.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 23 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release